shoes and parties

In his short life, Ivan has stolen and chewed up more than ten pairs of shoes. Most of them have belonged to people who live here and who should know better. But when we have parties, we have to watch out for the shoes of our guests. At parties, we have to adopt Mad-Eye Moody's motto, "Constant vigilance." The minute we spot a guest removing his or her shoes, we intervene and place the shoes, hopefully, out of Ivan's reach. This explains the shoes on the dinner table.


Of course, Ivan isn't satisfied with just shoes. The other day he casually picked up and ran off with this hat and sunglasses. Fortunately we caught him before he could try out either one.